Chartered Accountants recognise local business with account awards
By Maurice Garvey
CITYWEST business Origin Enterprises and Ireland’s largest company CRH, were recognised at the Chartered Accountants Ireland Leinster Society Published Accounts Awards 2020, reports Maurice Garvey.
Headquartered at Belgard Castle, global building material group CRH won the category of Large Quoted Company.
Áine Crotty, Chairman of Chartered Accountants Ireland Leinster Society, presenting the Published Accounts Awards socially distant from guest MC Síle Seoige (on screen)
Meanwhile, Origin Enterprises has been awarded Best Digital Reporting award – recognition of the firm’s evolution of traditional report to digital format.
The Citywest business is a focused Agri-services group providing specialist on-farm agronomy services, digital agricultural services and the supply of crop technologies and inputs.
According to judges, Origin Enterprises’ strategy and vision to deliver “in a sustainable and socially responsible manner”, is reflected throughout its annual report.
Entry to the Published Accounts Awards is open to all organisations that publish annual reports and accounts.
The Awards celebrate the best in Irish corporate reporting in companies, state bodies and charitable organisations, large and small throughout Ireland.
Now in their 43rd year, the awards, sponsored by Euronext, took place virtually for the first time, with guest MC Síle Seoige. Up to 31 companies were shortlisted across all categories.
The judging panel noted that reports using clear language, that was precise and explained complex accounting and reporting issues without jargon, scored highly.
The judges also urged that changes in regulation and accounting standards should not result in longer reports and were happy to see that there had been a reduction in the average number of pages in the Annual Report amongst entrants.
Chairman of Chartered Accountants Leinster Society, Áine Crotty said: “It is extremely encouraging to see the calibre of reporting right across the board among this year’s winners.
Our entrants this year faced a number of challenges brought on by the onset of Covid-19. Nonetheless this did not impact on the quality of the Annual Reports produced.”
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